Yes indeed, from the moment I arrived on Pantelleria, life has been pretty hard on me. It was about diner time, so we went to this typical Pantellerian restaurant where I had a marvelous pizza with (multiple) glasses of superb white wine. Apparently, there are white wines I actually like :-)!
The day after (so that was already yesterday) … same story but this time with a spaghetti with fresh octopus. What else? Well, I made a tour around the island which really astonished me. My very first impression of Pantelleria wasn’t such a positive one: a windy, chilly rather flat piece of rock which also had a lot of tragic stories to tell. As Lampedusa wasn’t coping with the Libian and Tunesian refugees any longer, some boats went directly to Pantelleria … from where they were immediately deported. It really makes me feel uncomfortable about the life I am leading here. I am stressing out for a bloody presentation on a stupid conference … what does it matter in the end? It makes all our little daily worries melt away like it’s nothing.
Anyway, I don’t want to depress you people! Enjoy some of the pictures I already took.
The Italian coast from the air
Panda's, the only usable cars on Pantelleria :). This one only had one wing mirror, beeping breaks and a broken speed indicator
One top of the Montagna Grande ... yes, I was wrong, there are mountains. This bump measured about 900m. Not bad for a tiny island.
And the roadtrip continued ...
.... along the lake you have just seen from the mountain.
Typical Pantellerian house
I always had a thing with roofs, here's the roof of my hotel.
View from the hotel where I am staying
That's all folks!
Buona notte,
Tanti bacci,
Kim
Fairy tale like woods on top of the Montagna Grande
Cala Levante
Message in the newspaper: the attendees of a conference on cistern technologies fall down their research topic while visiting the Acropolis site in Pantelleria
A tour around the island goes hand in hand with good food and home made wine!
Monastero
All these pictures and not one on the reason why I am actually here. Shame on me! To make up for it, here's a picture of one the typical bottled-shaped cisterns of Pantelleria... or what is left of it.
Gadir
Olive trees on Pantelleria or ... maybe olive bushes would be a better way to put it. They look really weird!
Look for the human in the cactus
Let's end with a romantic note. It's there where you least expect it.
